85. Sovay - Celia Rees (Bloomsbury)

Reviewed by SilverFire on April 13th, 2009, 6:37pm

Sovay

by Celia Rees

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Format: Print Books

Series: Other

Series: Single Title
Publisher: Bloomsbury (USA)
Print Date: 2008
Copyright Date(s): 2008
ISBN: 9781599902036
Pages: 404

BOOK DESCRIPTION (from back cover of dust jacket):

For priviledged young maidens in the year 1794, adventure seems limited to primping, preening and sitting for portraits. But the beautiful Sovay is drawn to more thrilling pastimes—namely, donning a man's cloak and holding up stagecoaches in broad daylight. Posing as a highway robber began as a lark to test a suitor's devotion. But when Sovay lifts the wallet of one of England's most dangerous men, the stakes become critical: she discovers that her father, who is mysteriously missing, has been accused of treason.

Soon robbery is the least of Sovay's perils. On a mission to clear her family's good name, she becomes entangled in a web of deceit and duplicity. London's underground net of spies and informers holds tremendous power—and it is closing in quickly on Sovay.

In her most dazzling historical saga yet, Celia Rees crafts an epic tale of intrigue starring a feisty Robin Hood of a heroine who will not only capture your imagination but steal your heart.

COMMENTS:

First, is not that cover gorgeous? That's the US version. As for the story, Unlike the other two books I've read by Rees, this one isn't in a diary/letter type of format and offers more perspectives from a variety of characters. Sovay is wrapped up in a political nightmare from treason to the very touchy French Revolution politics. Interesting, but complex.

Jo
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